Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-06-07

E.IENuErI FROM s PORTRAIT EY ZrcCuEGO.
Charles |, Charles II and William Ill
all added to the splcndor Of the Palace
and It's surrounding parks. William cm-
pnvcd Wren 70 rebuild some parts of the
Palace and To make various additions.
did not think to count the number of
apartments open, hut know that four
hours seemed but scant time to view the
pictures, the most interesting of which in
cludc, the Hampton Court Beauties, y
painted tor Queen Mary, COuSOrt of Will
liam ILL., With them hung n portrait of
Mrs Lemon, u woman of striking beauty,
and who, when Nandyck married, tried to
cut the wrist OF his right hand that hers
might he the last picture he painted.
In William the Thirds bcdchambcr,
which has an exquisite ceiling by NcrriO,
on which lovely women and cheruhS seem
Ia be- floating through a blue sky, is the
famous collection of Charles II beauties
by Lchy, and such lot Of dcljciouSly
drowsy and charmin" creatures one never
saw.
There are also portraits Of all the
crowned heads that have laid upon uneasy
pillows in the Palace. One of Henry VIII
by ITolhrm, and three of Elizabeth being
the most interesting.
Queen Annc'S drawing room, where she
used 10 hold her Icy"eS, has Il superb view,
and much To the disgust to the British
artist. is hung entirely with pictures from
rhr brush OF Our own Benjamin West, exc
cutcd tor George Ill. In the Kings stale
" gallery hangs, among scores al other
valuable works, the portrait at Elizabeth,
which 80 excited the rijrcule oi the Queen
OF SrutS. In front al the rcd-hlrCd Queen
are the three @odd"SS'S, represented as
thundcrstruck at the sight al her Juno,
who lets till her Sccptrr, and one OF her
shoes Minerva armed, who holds Il Hug IN
her hand. and Is gazing with establishment
at the Queen; and Venus, unrohcd, who
drops her roses, and to whom Cupid, hav-
in., thrown away his bow and arrows,
clingS for protection.
Every one pauScs To look at the full
length portrait of the Earl at Surry, clad
in scarlet from top 10 toe, and looking
ready ia sing again the praises of the fair
Geraldine. and to maintain her beauty and
her virtue by force of aims. There are
Madonnas. and Ma@dalenrs, and NSmphS,
and Roman daughters, and saints, and gen
erals and peasants without end, and many
ofthcm would require an hours study each
tn appreciate.
Aside from the pictures and the tapes
tries. which neither time, moth nor dust
have DESTROYED the beauty and the wonder
Of there is little left in the way Of adorn'
ment The Kings great Guard Room, or
rather hall. has a SkIlltully arranged eN-
hibit Of arms, very old, and three thous-
and in number ail put in place hy u com
mon yunSmith Of William Ill. In the
presence chamber of the King Just named
still hangs the canopy of state, made oil
crimson p.maSk, embroidered IN SILVER
with the Euy.d Arms. The carving OF all
the apartments Of Williams time was c\-
,rttcd hv Gibbons, who could amt did
carve ivory lace. and the exquisite dclic'cy
nj his work is seen here in cornice and man
feel. There are some fine silver chandeliers
still hanging, and many valuable pieces OF
China in the different rooms.
4 melancholy display OF State beds Is
olsn made. Queen Charlotte'S. hung with
embroidered lilac satin, is in the best con
di,ion. Queen Annc'S, also canopcd
tour-postrr. is draped with white Sttln
worked in orange and crimson. The
skctrhing is exquisite, but the col"rS
nearly zone. William HIS, Mary'S and
George lis are all hung with crimson vel